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Jessie Ausman
Data Analyst, Public Health Professional
Education
Certified in Public Health (CPH)
Certification awarded to MPH graduates who pass the CPH exam administered by NBPHE
Fort Worth, TX
2022–Present
University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC)
Master’s of Public Health (Epidemiology Concentration) | Dean’s List
Fort Worth, TX
2020–2022
University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor’s of Science, Microbiology | Summa Cum Laude Honors
Arlington, TX
2017–2019
Experience
Public Health Informatics Analyst
Tarrant County Public Health Department
Fort Worth, TX (Hybrid)
2023–Present
- Completed daily public health data analyses and ad hoc requests
- Managed Postgres database and designed Shiny application for point-and-click querying for personnel with limited R/SQL experience
- Documented daily processes using RMarkdown and Quarto
- Visualized & summarized data for executive leadership, internal personnel, and the general public via Power BI, Flexdashboard (R), and Quarto
Epidemiology Specialist
Tarrant County Public Health Department
Fort Worth, TX
2022–2023
- Conducted vaccine-preventable and foodborne disease investigations
- Trained others on disease investigation processes and data entry/management
Graduate Research Assistant
UNTHSC, Center for Older Adults
Fort Worth, TX (Hybrid)
2020–2022
- Acted as IT/Data Entry for zoom-based, Project ECHO programs; National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Project ECHO, Nursing Home STRONG Project ECHO, & Geriatric Project ECHO
- Conducted literature reviews and summarized data for HRSA grant proposals
- Cleaned, analyzed, and visualized clinical, demographic, and training data and summarized findings to program leadership
Research Technician
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
2019–2020
- Collected, organized, analyzed and presented scientific findings related to research on antimicrobial resistances
- Conducted unsupervised microbial research in infectious microbes
Extracurricular Activities & Honors
School of Public Health Student Ambassador
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX
2021-2022
- Nomination-based student organization
- Duties of members include: acting as tour guides, panelists in student preview day events, and mentors to prospective students
Tarrant County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
Tarrant County Public Health Department
Fort Worth, TX
2020
- Collected and entered patient information into eClinicalWorks system to assist in local COVID-19 response